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Istanbul : a tale of three cities

text Istanbul : a tale of three cities

Summary
Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul-- one city, where stories and histories collide. The gateway between East and West, North and South, it has been the capital city of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. Hughes takes us on an historical jo... Read more
Contents
Introduction -- Byzantion, Bryzas' City, 800,000 BC - AD 311 -- Constantinople, City of God, AD 311-475 -- The new Rome, AD 476-565 -- The world's desire, AD 565-1050 -- City of war, AD 1050-1320 -- Allah's city, AD 1320-AD 1575 (Islamic calendar ... Read more
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xxix, 800 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Publisher
2017

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 956.1 HUG in Adult Non-fiction Available

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